Fence-post.



PATENTED FEB. 27, 1906.

J. C. MUVBY. FENCE POST. APPLICATIONv FILED DBO. 7. 1905..

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attoznu PATENTED FEB. 2'7, 1906.

J. C. MGVBY. FENCE POST.

APPLICATION FILED DBO. 7, 1905.

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- lowing is aspeciiication.

"To a/ZL whom it may-cbn/cern: Be it known that I, JOHN C. McVEY, a citi-- 2 zen of the United States, residing atl Kansas .ioHN c. MCvEY, or KANSAS' CITY, MrssoURr.

FENCE-Pos1'.

Specification of Letters Patent.

-. resented Feb. 27,1906.

Application led December 7, 1905. -Serial No. 290,748.. l*

City, in the county of Jackson and State of Missouri, have invented newv and useful Improvements in'Fence-Posts, of which the fol- My invention relates to improvements in fence-posts.

One obj ect of my invention is to provide a fencepost of cementitious material having embedded therein a novel reinforcing-frame, the Whole forming a post whichis cheaply constructed, of great strength, and which will withstand the elements.

My inventionvprovides, further, a fencepost having a longitudinal groove adapted to receive therein vertically adjustable fence- Wire-engaging devices constructed in a manner such that they may be readily mounted inl the groove of the fence-post and firmly secured g to the fence-wires.

Myinvention provides, further, a fence post having va longitudinal groove in one side and a plurality of vertically-adjustable wireengaging devices mounted in the grooveof the post, said groove being dovetail in vshape andthe wire-engaging devices being each formed of sheet metaltted to said groove,

each device havin two arms rojecting'beond the face of t e-post, eac armhaving eyond the face of the post a notch to receive the adjacent fence-wire, the arms of each device being foldable towardeach other and rearwardly across the fence-wire heldin said notches.

Other novel features of my invention are hereinafter Jully described and claimed.

ing devices.

In the accompanying drawings, illustraty 4 ing my invention, Fi ure 1 is a front elevation view of my improve fence-post, showing the fence-wires secured thereto. Figm! perspective view of the wire framework that'is embedded in each ost. y Fig. 3 is aperspective- -view of one of the ence-wireengaging devices detached from the post and shown engaged with a fence-wire.

Fig. 4 is a cross-section taken on the dotted line afb of Figg5. A Fig. 5 is a front elevation; view of a portion of the fence-post, showing mounted. iii the groove' in diierent positions three fence-wire-engagview of the'fence-post looking at t for a long period the action of.

Fig. '6 is a cross-section taken on the-dotted'line c daof'Fig. 1. Fi .7'is a front elevation view or 'my improve fencepost, showing mounted in the longitudinal groove a .wooden strip to '.whichthe' rencecards -are secured. Fig. 8 is a perspective e rear side thereof and showing the fence-wir`es secured theretof Fig. 9- isa cross-section taken' on the dotted line e f of Fig.A 7.' Fig'. 10 is a perspective view of a wooden strip. adapted to be mounted in the fence-post groove.'

Similar characters of` reference' denote similar parts. i 1 denotes the fence-post,'substantially rec tangular in cross-section and composed of cementitious material molded 'in the proper `harden In the face ofthe post along a or tion 'of its length is provided a longitu inal dovetail groove 2, adapted to'receive therein the devices which support the longitudinal fence-members comprising the fence-wires 3. When'the `post is molded, a reinforcingframework is embedded in the cementitious material.. This framework comprises 'four lon 'tudinal binding members,AV comprising,

pre erably,fourmetal Wires s, A5, G, and 7,

disposed in pairs parallel with each otherupon op ositely sides, respectively, of the groove 2.

1 ach pair 'of longitudinal-wires has connected, respectively, tov its members-"fa plu rality of cross members composed, preferably, of metalv wires 8.v A plura ity of transverse spectively, opposite members- 8. 1 The wires 5, 6, and 7 are provided each with twoloops 10, 4disposed one above the. other.

Cross'edwvires-11v connect, respectively, the

`lower-loops 10 with the oppositely-disposed upper loops 10 of the wires 6 and 7. Similar -crossed wires 12 are similarly connected to the upper and lower loops 1 0 of the wires 4 and 5. The wires 4, 5, 6,7, 8, 9, 10,11, and I2 when connected together, as shown in Fig. 2, 'andembedded in the cementitious material 'of the `fericeepos't reinforce said .post and -members 9, preferably of: wire, connect, re-

prevent' itsl beingbroken.) The groove 2 is ,provided with two longitudinal recesses 13, disposed respectively, where 'the sides of the io therein the adjacent wire 3.

15 shou dinal recesses 13.

i 4'5 device.

longitu(linally-adjustable wire-enga ing de-l vices 14, each composed of sheet meta formed to fit the groove2 and provided `eachwith two forwardlyextending arms 15, which project beyond the face of the fence-post and are provided each in one edge beyond the face of the post with a notch 16, adapted to receive Each of the de'- vices 14 prior to being fitted into the groove 2 hasdts rear side forwardly curved, as shown in Fig. 4. The arms .Where they join the rear portion are inwardly bent, thus forming ders 17, adapted to enter the longitue The curvature of the rear portion of each device 14 is provided in order that the device may be readily inserted in the groove 2 at any point thereof and then zo turned-to a Vposition in which the device will be disposed as shown in Fig. 4.

To attach the fence-wires 3 to thel devices 14, the following-described operation is performed: Each device 14, having the form 2 5 shown in Fig. 4, is inserted in the groove 2 in the position occupied by the Vupper of ysaid devices shown in Fig. 5. The device is then turned first to the position occupied by the middle device in Fig. 5 and then to the posi- 3o tion occupied by the lowest of the devices 14 `in Fig. 5, which position corresponds to that shown in Fig. 4. The rear portion of the device is then flattened, as shown in Fig. 6, thus forcing the shoulders 17 into the longitudinal v3 5 recesses 13 and forcing the arms 15 against the side walls of the groove 2. 'When so formed, the device 14 will be firmly retained in the dovetail groove of the post. The adjacent fence-wire 3 is then slipped into the 4o nbtchesv 16, after which those portions of the arms outside-the recesses 16 are folded toward each other and then rearwardly across the fence-wire, as shown in Fig. 3 and Fig. 6, thus securely affixing the fence-wire to the Itis obvious that rior to the iiattening of the rear portion o the device said device may be adjusted longitudinally inthe groove 2 to the position deslred. Opposite sides of the fence-post 1 in the portion thereof 5o adapted to be buried in the ground are provided with recesses 18, which when Ithe post is set has the adjacent earth packed therein, Athus more securely holding the postcrin the ground. For the purpose of lightening the 5'5 post the side opposite the groove 2-may be provided .with longitudinal recesses 19.

If it is desired, insteadof'y using wires as the longitudinal members of the fence, to ernploy boards forsuch` purpose, the devices 14 6o are ,dispensed with and a vertical dovetail wooden strip 2Oy is'iitted in the groove 2, as shown in Figs. 7 yand 9. The fence-boards 21 are then nailed in the ordinary manner to said stri It will) be obvious that various modifications of my invention may be made without departing from its spirit.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination with a cementitious fenceost having a longitudinal groove in one si e, the groove being dovetail shape, of a plurality of metal fence-wire-engaging devices longitudinally adjustable in s'aid groove,

metal fitting said groove and provided each with two arms extending beyond the face of the post, said arms having each in one edge beyond the faceof the ost a notch adapted to receive therein the ence-wire, said arms being foldab'le toward each other and foldable inwardly across -the fence-wire embraced thereby.

2. The combination with a cementitious fence-post having in one side a longitudinal .groove of dovetail shape, said groove having two longitudinal recesses disposed respectively where the. side walls intersect the rear wall of the groove, of a plurality of fencewire engaging devices mounted in said groove, each of said devices being composed .of sheet metal and provided each with afor wardly-curved rear' portion adapted to bel flattened and when flattened entering said recesses respectively, each device having two arms projecting beyond the face ofthe post,-

each arm'having in one edfre anotch adapted to receive the fence-wire, the arms of each device forward of said notches lbeing foldable toward each-other and across the fence-wire.

3. The' combination with the fence-post having in one side a longitudinal groove of dovetail shape, of ay Wire-engaging 'device longitudinally "adjustable in said oove land composed of sheet metal fitted to the walls of said groove, said device havingtwo arms prolos jectingbeyond the face of the fence-post,

each of said arms having in one edge'beyond the face of thepost -a notch adapted to receive therein the fence-wire, said arms being foldable toward each other and rearwardly across the fence-wire. e

4. The combination with a fence-post having on one side a .dovetail groovedisposed longitudinally and having two longitudinal recesses disposed respectively where the side walls intersect the rear wallfthe cove, of awire-engaging device longitudinally adjustable insaic groove and composed of sheet metal, said device having a forwardly-curved rear lportion adapted/to be attened and when flattened entering said recesses, -said 4device having two arms projecting beyond IIO 75 each of said devices beingl formed of sheet" v the face of the post, each arm having in one edge a notch to receive the tence-wire, sind arms being foldable toward each other and metal formed to itsaid groove and provided with two nrms projecting beyond the lince of the post, each arm beyond the` face of' the g post having n notch to receive the fence-wire,

said arms being foldable toward euch other and rearwardly across the fence-Wire.

.6. The combination with the fence-wires, of the post having nlongitudinal dovetznlshape groove, and n plurality ot' wire-engaging devices longitudinally adjustable in said groove, learch device being made of sheet metal formed to lit said groove and provided each with two arms projecting beyond the face of the post, each arm having in one edge a notch to receive the adjacent fence-wire, said arms of each device being foldzible toward euch other and rearwardly across the fence-wire held inthe notches.

In testimony whereof I :Lliix my signature in presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

JOHN C. MCYEY.

Witnesses:

WARREN D. HOUSE, I-Iton. MCVEY. 

